On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1872

Standings

National Association

Team W L Pct GB
Red Stockings 30 3 .909 --
Canaries 22 13 .629 9.0
Athletics 20 6 .769 6.5
Mutuals 20 14 .588 10.5
Haymakers 15 10 .600 11.0
Forest Citys 6 16 .273 18.5
Atlantics 5 16 .238 19.0
Mansfields 3 18 .143 21.0
Olympics 2 7 .222 16.0
Eckfords 2 12 .143 18.5
Nationals 0 10 .000 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Eggler 3
2 Tom Carey 2
2 Davy Force 2
2 Bobby Mathews 2
5 9 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Carey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Carey 3
2 Cherokee Fisher 1
2 Davy Force 1
2 Chick Fulmer 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Mathews 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Mathews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cap Anson .442
2 Ross Barnes .426
3 Davy Force .421
4 Scott Hastings .391
5 Mike McGeary .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 4
2 Count Gedney 3
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Dick Higham 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spalding 38
2 Ross Barnes 35
3 Andy Leonard 33
3 Lip Pike 33
5 3 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 13
2 Ross Barnes 10
2 Ned Cuthbert 10
4 John Hatfield 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 1.79
2 Cherokee Fisher 2.15
3 George Zettlein 2.22
4 Dick McBride 2.68
5 Candy Cummings 3.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 30
2 Dick McBride 20
3 Candy Cummings 19
4 Bobby Mathews 17
5 George Zettlein 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 39
2 Dick McBride 32
3 Candy Cummings 23
4 Al Spalding 20
4 George Zettlein 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Carey 1
1 Andy Leonard 1
1 Fraley Rogers 1
1 Harry Schafer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cap Anson 8
2 Ross Barnes 6
2 Andy Leonard 6
2 Mike McGeary 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Barnes 5
2 Phonney Martin 3
2 George Wright 3
4 Tom Barlow 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick McBride 2.67
1 George Zettlein 2.67
3 Jim Britt 2.74
4 Al Spalding 2.80
5 Bobby Mathews 4.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 5
2 Jim Britt 3
2 Bobby Mathews 3
2 Dick McBride 3
5 2 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 13
2 Candy Cummings 3
2 Dick McBride 3
2 Al Spalding 3
2 George Zettlein 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lip Pike 5
2 Count Gedney 3
3 Tom Carey 2
3 Charlie Gould 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lip Pike 50
1 Al Spalding 50
3 Cal McVey 49
4 Ross Barnes 47
5 Charlie Gould 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Eggler 16
2 John McMullin 15
3 Ned Cuthbert 14
3 George Wright 14
5 Ross Barnes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Spalding 2.10
2 George Zettlein 2.26
3 Dick McBride 2.71
4 Candy Cummings 3.55
5 Bobby Mathews 3.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Spalding 37
2 Dick McBride 24
3 Candy Cummings 19
3 George Zettlein 19
5 Bobby Mathews 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Mathews 40
2 Dick McBride 35
3 George Zettlein 28
4 Al Spalding 26
5 Candy Cummings 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John McMullin 1
1 Harry Wright 1